“The United Kingdom, England, Great Britain? Are these three the same place? Different places? Do British people secretly laugh those who use the terms wrongly?”

It recently came to my attention that my students do not know the difference between England and Great Britain, much less the difference between the United Kingdom and the British Isles. This unfortunate situation exposed an even greater disgrace in that I did not know the difference either. In an effort to quickly dispel this embarrassment, I consulted the all knowing Google and discovered the confusing yet fascinatingly mesmerizing truth.

Here is a brilliant video explaining everything as crystal clear as can be in only 5 Minutes 14 Seconds. It has easily become my latest obsession.

Ukrainian National Anthem

Ukraine is not yet dead, nor its glory and freedom,
Luck will still smile on us brother-Ukrainians.
Our enemies will die, as the dew does in the sunshine,
and we, too, brothers, we'll live happily in our land.
We'll not spare either our souls or bodies to get freedom
and we'll prove that we brothers are of Kozak kin.
We'll rise up, brothers, all of us, from the Sain to the Don,
We won't let anyone govern in out motherland.
The Black Sea will smile yet, grandfather Dnipro will rejoice,
Yet in our Ukraine luck will be high.
Our persistence, our sincere toil will prove its rightness,
still our freedom's loud song will spread throughout Ukraine.
It'll reflect upon the Carpathians, will sound through the steppes,
and Ukraine's glory will arise among the people.